Field expressions of the transformation of debris flows into turbidity currents, with examples from the Polish Carpathians and the French Maritime Alps

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2011-2020

  Felix, M ^a   Leszczynski S ^b   Slaczka A ^b   Uchman, A ^b   Amy, L ^c   Peakall, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debrite; Flow mechanics; Flow transformation; Fluxoturbidite; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY;

DEBRITE; FLOW TRANSFORMATIONS; FLUXOTURBIDITE; GENETIC INTERPRETATIONS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; TRANSFORMATION MECHANISMS; TURBIDITE;

DEPOSITS;

BEDLOAD; CLASSIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEBRIS FLOW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; FORMATION MECHANISM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ALPS; CARPATHIANS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 70350139288     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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